Eifel Grand Prix: Hamilton equals Schumacher's record of 91 Formula One wins

Hamilton comfortably held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen despite a safety car bunching up the pack late in the race.

Nurburgring: British driver Lewis Hamilton scripted history as he levels Michael Schumacher's Formula One win record after winning the Eifel Grand Prix and took another stride toward a seventh championship title.

Hamilton started behind his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas at the front of the grid, but took the lead when the Finn ran wide on lap 13 - Bottas retired with a mechanical problem five laps later.

Hamilton comfortably held off Red Bull's Max Verstappen despite a safety car bunching up the pack late in the race.

Hamilton took the victory by nearly five seconds from Verstappen, with Renault's Daniel Ricciardo third - the team's first podium finish since 2011.

Hamilton now leads Bottas by 69 points with six races to go and winning another title would take Hamilton level with another of Schumacher's records.

His son, Mick, presented Hamilton with a replica helmet at the end of the race.